419 scam: "Manuel Franco" <typistdcct.uthagamandalam@ctd.tn.gov.in> My. Donation..

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- manuelfranco306373@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Manuel Franco" <typistdcct.uthagamandalam@ctd.tn.gov.in>
Reply-To: manuelfranco306373@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2022 18:15:57 +0000
Subject: My. Donation..

Hello,

I am Manuel Franco, you have a donation of $2,800,000.00 (Two Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars). I won the $768 million Powerball lottery in 2019. I am donating part of it to five lucky people and Ten Charity Organizations.

Your email was randomly selected from the universal email database. If you are interested in this, contact me urgently for claims via:
manuelfranco306373@gmail.com

Watch my full interview here: https://youtu.be/R_pDrt1np1U.

I am doing this to help cushion the effects of COVID-19 on people. I am doing my best to put a smile on the faces of everyone in the world, in every way I can.

Best Regards,
Manuel.
The information contained in this mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information of the Department. This message is intended only for you. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited by the Department. If you have erroneously received this message, please immediately delete it, notify the sender and inform the Call Centre. This e-mail reply is only intended to provide clarity/explanation to the request mail. It cannot be used for any legal purposes. This e-mail is of confidential nature and intended solely for the use of the individual/entity to whom they are addressed and not binding any agreement on behalf of the department.

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